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6 days ago | 
nbcwashington.com | Jennifer Liu
CNBCParis Hilton may be best known as a pop culture icon, but she has big plans to cement her place in the world of business and the future of entertainment. Among her many titles - including "The Simple Life" reality TV star and highest-paid female DJ - Hilton is founder and CEO of 11:11 Media, a global, next-generation entertainment company that spans albums, TV shows, books and consumer products.
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1 week ago | 
nbcchicago.com | Jennifer Liu
Moses Lin typically has an idea of what his work schedule will look like a year in advance. Lin, 31, is a wedding guitarist in Southern California and says couples typically book his services 12 to 18 months out. Now, some people are booking him with just a few months' notice. Lin says peoples' recession fears could be partly to blame.
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1 week ago | 
nbcwashington.com | Jennifer Liu
Jojo Korsh PhotographyBillie Jean King has had a prolific career as a No. 1 tennis player in the world and fierce advocate for women's representation and equality in sports and beyond. So it makes sense that people often ask her for her best advice for doing meaningful work that makes a positive impact.
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1 week ago | 
nbcchicago.com | Jennifer Liu
In 2022, a typical 12-ounce bag of coffee from Hector Carvajal's specialty brand Don Carvajal Cafe cost about $17. Carvajal has had to increase prices to $20 per bag over the last few years, and now says tariffs might push him to charge a minimum of $25 per bag, or 25% more. He's one of many American business owners trying to walk the tightrope of increasing prices to help cover increased costs due to tariffs, while also attempting to avoid losing customers en masse.
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1 week ago | 
nbcnewyork.com | Jennifer Liu
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2 weeks ago | 
nbcmiami.com | Jennifer Liu |Valentina Duarte
This story is part of CNBC Make It's Millennial Money series, which details how people around the world earn, spend and save their money. In a lot of ways, living on Martha's Vineyard is like what you see on "Dawson's Creek" or "The Summer I Turned Pretty" - think summer romances, beach bonfires, cute boutiques and coffee shops on every corner. "You're kind of just living in this movie life," says Tyla Packish, 23, who grew up on the island and lives in her hometown of Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbcmiami.com | Jennifer Liu
Americans have been on edge this week as the stock market reacted to new tariffs from the Trump administration announced on April 2 and in effect Wednesday. It's made an "always challenging" environment for founders and investors of small and emerging businesses "harder," Jenny Just, co-founder of financial firm Peak6 Investments, said at CNBC's 2025 Changemakers summit Tuesday.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbcwashington.com | Jennifer Liu
Maria Korneeva | Moment | Getty ImagesJob-seekers could be in for a rougher labor market as a result of the Trump administration's rollout of new tariffs. The sweeping tariff policy, which includes a 10% baseline tariff on most countries and steeper rates among certain trade partners, caused markets to drop, factories to pause production, and many businesses scrambling to figure out what the moves mean for their workforce and bottom line.
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2 weeks ago | 
nbclosangeles.com | Jennifer Liu
Job-seekers could be in for a rougher labor market as a result of the Trump administration's rollout of new tariffs. The sweeping tariff policy, which includes a 10% baseline tariff on most countries and steeper rates among certain trade partners, caused markets to drop, factories to pause production, and many businesses scrambling to figure out what the moves mean for their workforce and bottom line.
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3 weeks ago | 
nbcwashington.com | Jennifer Liu
Kayla Bartkowski | Getty ImagesAlex Saint was just a few days shy of her four-year anniversary as a health communications specialist with the Food and Drug Administration. On Tuesday, she says she woke up to urgent texts, phone calls and an email sent at 5:14 a.m. informing her she was among the roughly 10,000 federal workers let go from the Department of Health and Human Services. Saint, 36, knew layoffs were coming. That didn't make the experience any less frustrating, she says.
